Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

NYSE:AJG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$51.7b

Arthur J. Gallagher Valuation

Is AJG undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of AJG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: AJG ($236.95) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($329.63)

Significantly Below Fair Value: AJG is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AJG?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

AJG key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue6.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA19.9x
PEG Ratio2.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does AJG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for AJG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average25x
AON Aon
23.7x8.3%US$60.7b
MMC Marsh & McLennan Companies
25.3x6.2%US$99.3b
WTW Willis Towers Watson
25.2x9.0%US$26.3b
BRO Brown & Brown
25.7x4.0%US$23.5b
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher
53.4x24.6%US$51.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: AJG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.4x) compared to the peer average (25x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does AJG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Insurance Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a11.5%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: AJG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.4x) compared to the US Insurance industry average (14.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AJG's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

AJG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio53.4x
Fair PE Ratio24.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: AJG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst AJG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$236.95
US$262.88
+10.9%
5.3%US$282.00US$237.00n/a16
Apr ’25US$247.18
US$258.31
+4.5%
7.7%US$282.00US$205.00n/a16
Mar ’25US$243.54
US$254.49
+4.5%
8.1%US$280.00US$205.00n/a16
Feb ’25US$232.12
US$254.36
+9.6%
8.1%US$280.00US$205.00n/a16
Jan ’25US$224.88
US$256.36
+14.0%
10.1%US$290.00US$187.00n/a16
Dec ’24US$248.00
US$252.80
+1.9%
8.9%US$277.00US$187.00n/a16
Nov ’24US$237.31
US$252.94
+6.6%
8.6%US$277.00US$187.00n/a16
Oct ’24US$227.93
US$240.80
+5.6%
7.5%US$265.00US$199.00n/a15
Sep ’24US$231.07
US$235.36
+1.9%
6.6%US$255.00US$199.00n/a14
Aug ’24US$219.24
US$235.36
+7.4%
6.6%US$255.00US$199.00n/a14
Jul ’24US$219.57
US$229.00
+4.3%
8.2%US$247.00US$172.00n/a14
Jun ’24US$202.13
US$226.29
+12.0%
8.1%US$247.00US$172.00n/a14
May ’24US$210.52
US$223.50
+6.2%
7.8%US$245.00US$172.00n/a14
Apr ’24US$191.31
US$217.36
+13.6%
6.7%US$233.00US$176.00US$247.1814
Mar ’24US$187.78
US$217.71
+15.9%
6.7%US$233.00US$176.00US$243.5414
Feb ’24US$196.28
US$217.36
+10.7%
6.7%US$233.00US$176.00US$232.1214
Jan ’24US$188.54
US$207.54
+10.1%
9.8%US$225.00US$144.00US$224.8813
Dec ’23US$199.72
US$201.77
+1.0%
9.4%US$220.00US$144.00US$248.0013
Nov ’23US$187.42
US$201.69
+7.6%
9.3%US$220.00US$144.00US$237.3113
Oct ’23US$171.22
US$198.38
+15.9%
8.7%US$215.00US$145.00US$227.9313
Sep ’23US$181.60
US$198.15
+9.1%
8.8%US$215.00US$145.00US$231.0713
Aug ’23US$172.52
US$194.08
+12.5%
9.9%US$211.00US$145.00US$219.2413
Jul ’23US$164.63
US$191.00
+16.0%
10.8%US$211.00US$140.00US$219.5712
Jun ’23US$160.51
US$187.92
+17.1%
12.5%US$214.00US$140.00US$202.1313
May ’23US$168.49
US$189.23
+12.3%
10.9%US$214.00US$140.00US$210.5213
Apr ’23US$176.40
US$182.17
+3.3%
9.6%US$210.00US$150.00US$191.3112

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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